September 2008
41 posts
Town lays claim to world's largest jigsaw puzzle →
Man receives new leg after drink at his local pub →
Ancient knife found - 3,000 years old and still... →
Man Sues Doctors After Penis Amputated →
The World’s Most Expensive Typos →
(via reaction)
The Dope on Dopamine's Central Role in the Brain's... →
“Dr. Richard (Dick) Chopp is well known in the Austin community for performing...”
– This Guy’s name has made my day.
(via Appropriately Named)
“Digital media is as different from print as a speech is different from a...”
– Why Is Interactive Design Different From Print Design? (Monoscope)
Study: Too much thinking makes you fat →
Ahh, that explains a lot for me!
WatchSimon Heys - Rotary World Clock
Survey of Economists on the US Presedential... →
“The Dilbert Guy”, Scott Adams, comissioned a survey of economists about McCain vs. Obama. Looks like a good study, which supports Obama by a wide margin.
Unfortunately, Mr Adams himself still can’t bring himself to support Obama, given that his high income bracket is going to be taxed more heavily in Obama’s plan.
OK, that’s enough politics for now! But good on...
WatchEepyBird’s Sticky Note experiment - Blog - Etre
(I’m enjoying the Etre blog a lot at the moment :-))
Cat owner's purr-fectly happy ending after being... →
Family Racks Up $19,370 Cell Phone Bill →
Swype: Next generation touch-screen keyboard input... →
Drug-addicted elephant kicks heroin habit →
Tesco to ditch 'ten items or less' sign after good... →
Cool. Those signs have always annoyed me.
The only part of the story I don’t get is the Tesco man saying no one really knows if ‘less’ or ‘fewer’ is correct. The rule about ‘less’ vs ‘fewer’ is very clear, and ‘less’ is wrong.
Unless you say common usage makes it ok…
Sicily mayor offers bargain homes →
Want to buy a whole house for just 1 euro?
Holidaymakers' shock after fleeing gun horror to... →
August 2008
37 posts
Woman saves baby’s life — by e-mail →
Man who lost 130kg refused op to remove excess... →
… because with the extra 20kg of skin, he weighs too much!
No nuns on catwalk as priest stops beauty contest →
This is an update to this story.
Abandoned baby in Argentina found safe with dog →
Outrage as school bans cartwheels →
Speaking as a Dad who’d daughter actually broke her arm doing a cartwheel at school (in class, mind - you’ll understand the relevance of that when you read the story) - I say BANNING CARTWHEELS AT SCHOOL IS STUPID!
